Originally posted by jbbrain
That's why i never fully bought into the "one who cares less wins" argument.
It never brings up the possibility of a mutual "average-to-below average" interest level.
Her IL in you is only 65%...yours in her is hovering around 60%..
Does this automatically presuppose more "power" (ie getting more from the other person because he/she wants to make the relationship work) OR does this tell us of a relationship that should ceast to exist?
Now that we have some numbers, I can give an example.
Lets just say that her IL is 65%, and yours is modestly lower 60%... which is difficult to measure such as this.
All this means is that you go out on dates together, but the relationship is pretty close to 50-50, you both have interest in pursuing. However, because HER interest is higher, you would have an easier time convincing her to go on dates where YOU want to go.
Let's use a drastic example : Her IL = 100% yours = 60%. This would probably occur after a month or so of the relationship that you were a little iffy about starting. You like her, but there are alot of things about her that you don't like.
Now, with her liking everything about you... you could 'use' her... get her to clean for you, go on dates where you want to go, if you express that you are unhappy she will do what it takes to change that... she will make sure that your interest in her stays as high as possible (by becoming AFC) at this point you have all the power because your emotional investment is pretty low (ie, you would trade her up without too much loss).
Now, Here is the dangerous BUT part. BUT if you start treating her badly or taking advantage of her, she might notice and her IL might start to drop, and you might not notice the drop and continue, then next thing you know she will get up and leave you with your 60% interest and you will be burned.
but, like someone pointed out. This is more a relationship issue then an issue with someone that you've just been on a date or 2 with.